Kate Dingwall

Canada, Toronto

Writer at Freelance

wine/travel. forbes, wine enthusiast, sevenfifty daily, maxim, toronto star, https://t.co/kjIWEFUee9, others

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Articles

Sommeliers Are Using Their Wine Menus to Rally for Greener Drinking Practices

1 week ago | wineenthusiast.com | Kate Dingwall

While sustainability is easy to imagine in a vineyard—visions of sheep grazing on green vineyards and fields of cover crops come to mind—it’s a tougher concept to grasp in the restaurant space. Is it a wine list padded with biodynamic and regenerative bottles? Cork recycling efforts? A staunch ban on plastic straws? For wine directors and sommeliers, sustainability looks like a lot of things. It’s upcycling leftover wine in the kitchen or bar program.
Wine Of The Week: Vina Eden Marselan

1 week ago | maxim.com | Kate Dingwall

A plush Uruguayan wine with electric notes of raspberry balanced by blooming roses and juicy plums. Deep in the heart of Uruguay, on a hill that leads into a ridge and overlooks a vast and verdant valley, lies Vina Eden—the vineyard of Eden. There are a lot of reasons to love Vina Eden.
Merlot vs. Malbec: Battle of the Big Reds

2 weeks ago | wineenthusiast.com | Kate Dingwall

The battle of Merlot and Malbec is defined by extreme differences. Malbec thrives in Southern France and South America’s sunny climates, while Merlot prefers Bordeaux’s fog-slicked vineyards. Merlot is responsible for some of the last century’s most famed wines (heard of Petrus?), but it has suffered through a recent rough patch—the Sideways effect. Malbec, on the other hand, exploded in popularity in the 1990s and has been on the up-and-up ever since.
Wine Of The Week: Palisades Canyon Chenin Blanc

2 weeks ago | maxim.com | Kate Dingwall

A rich, age-worthy white wine from the Northern reaches of Napa Valley. Palisades Canyon is a veritable winemaking paradise. It’s a few hundred acres of vineyards, hugged into a mountainous pocket of Napa Valley’s Northern corridor. There are sheep, goats and even a llama that roam its rolling slopes, which feature organic vineyards that bloom with wild greens.
Toronto's new dirty martinis are easy, breezy and literally cheesy

2 weeks ago | torontolife.com | Kate Dingwall

Last year’s it drink, the dirty martini, calls for just a few simple ingredients: gin or vodka, vermouth, and olive brine. But, at Slice of Life, a modernist bar on the outskirts of Kensington Market, the off-menu cocktail gets an added kick from a left-field ingredient: blue cheese—one of the more divisive dairy products. “Recently, blue cheese–stuffed olives have become a popular dirty martini garnish,” says owner Eric Pan.
Wine Of The Week: Montes Wings

3 weeks ago | maxim.com | Kate Dingwall

A standout Chilean Carmenere from a winery fronted by a father and son. Wings is inspired by the winemaking journey of a father and son—the brand’s founder, Aurelio Montes, and his son, also named Aurelio Montes. The goal: making a Chilean Carmenere that could seriously take flight. If you’ve ever been to Chile, you know it can be hot and dry.
One of the Wine World’s Most Divisive Topics? Commercial vs. Native Yeast

3 weeks ago | wineenthusiast.com | Kate Dingwall

The wine industry thrives on good rivalry. Burgundy vs. Bordeaux, Brunello vs. Barolo, new oak against old. Among the fiercest match-ups these days? Indigenous vs. commercial yeast. The latter can feel, well, arbitrary. Why are we putting so much stock in yeast, a relatively unassuming part of fermentation? Winemakers have their reasons. On one side, those who employ indigenous yeast argue it’s the most authentic interpretation of terroir and commercial yeast is manufactured and manipulative.
Ozempic Curbs Drinking—So What Does That Mean for the Alcohol Industry? | SevenFifty Daily

3 weeks ago | daily.sevenfifty.com | Kate Dingwall

Trova Wine and Market, a sommelier-driven wine bar in Dallas, Texas, shut its doors in January. When conducting the postmortem, owner Michelle Bonds saw two culprits: the growing sober curious movement and Ozempic. Likewise, when Fundsmith Equity, an investment fund run by stock market guru Terry Smith, offloaded its stake in Diageo that same month, it pointed fingers at increasing threats from GLP-1 antagonists like Ozempic and Wegovy.
These Wines, Vodkas, and Spirit-Free Tequilas Are All Made From the Most Important Plant in Mexico

3 weeks ago | foodandwine.com | Kate Dingwall

Photo: Food & Wine / Almave, Devils River, Weber Ranch Technically, Can de la Calle is a wine. It’s golden-hued and aromatic, with notes of fresh citrus, spice, and green vegetables. But there’s one major difference between Can de la Calle and your textbook Chardonnay: It’s made from agave. There are many ways to enjoy agave. Tequila is the obvious choice, and mezcal has seen significant growth in recent years.
Does Amaro Actually Help with Digestion?

1 month ago | wineenthusiast.com | Kate Dingwall

Amaro is rather ritualistic. It’s the decrescendo to a climactic meal, a salve to a rich dinner and a reason to linger around the table just a little longer. The tradition stretches across Europe, where digestivos serve as the closing act to an indulgent evening. The French bookend meals with Benedictine, absinthe and pastis. In Spain, vermouth reigns. Croatians cheer with Pelinkovac; Hungarians with Pálinka.